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How do you stop overthinking?

Zoleee

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Okay so my biggest problem is overthinking. I start to have a feeling that something is bad and I "search for" bad things. Let me explain it with an example:

I really like photography. One of my friends from college take a good photo of me and I shared it on facebook because I liked it. Then I started to search for something why is that photo "not good". I have this friend from high school, and I remember once he was wearing a "666" badge 4-5 years ago. I don't know if he even knew what that number represents, he just thought it is "fun". I can't remember if I have seen anything like that since that day. Okay so I started to overthink. Someone took a photo of me and that man once worn the number of the beast. So the picture is bad too. What do you think about it? Am I overthinking? Jesus said love our neighbours as ourselves so I think I shouldnt worry about it and love my classmate as myself.

And I do this overthinking about nearly everything.
 

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Well a start would be to refuse to think of reasons why things might be bad. To beat OCD you need to just sort of "let your thoughts be." Don't try to come up with reasons why something is bad or try to come up with reasons as to why something is good. When you start having obsessive thoughts, you just sort of shrug and determine not to pay attention to the fear. This is NOT the same as trying to not be afraid. Trying to stop yourself from thinking something can become an obsession in and of itself. What you want to do is just let any thoughts you have occur as they pop up, but don't try to continue the train of thought.

For example, in your case, the fear pops into your head that something may be wrong with that picture you posted. At this point, you just don't try to think of it anymore. Just kind of shrug and decide not to pay any attention. If your thoughts say "it's bad because ____" don't try to prove to yourself that it is or is not bad because of this. Just drop the subject.

Hopefully that makes sense.
 
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